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This site provides general information on Vulvodynia, Bladder Pain Syndrome/ Interstitial Cystitis, and other less known Chronic Urogenital Pain conditions. Marek Jantos (PhD), the author of this site, has devoted twenty five years to clinical and research work on chronic urogenital pain. His focus is on the non-medical management of urogenital pain conditions and as a non-registered practitioner he sees clients and provides therapy on the basis of a medical referral and collaborative care. This site does not provide medical advice or diagnosis. To view this site please acknowledge that you have read and accept these terms by checking the box below.

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Marek Jantos

Marek Jantos

Summary of credentials and professional interests

Marek Jantos is a pain consultant with a special interest in chronic urogenital and pelvic pain disorders. For many years he worked as an allied health consultant in the areas of oncology, haematology and general medicine before directing his attention to chronic urogenital pain. Since 1994 he has focused on clinical and research work into vulvodynia and bladder pain and has authored a number of specialist articles in medical journals and textbooks focussing on these conditions. Together with his associates he has developed the Integrated Mapping and Assessment Protocol (iMAP); designed a Multi-channel EMG assessment systems and continues to engage in advanced research work in Australia and overseas. His Ph.D thesis, A Psychophysiological Perspective on Vulvodynia, makes a unique contribution to the understanding of vulvodynia and was appraised at the time as the best summary of the understanding of the disorder. Marek is one of the pioneering clinicians in the management of vulvodynia in Australia. He convened the first National Symposium on the Clinical Management of Vulvodynia in Sydney in August 2000. In more recent years he has shared his insights on the management of chronic urogenital pain at various scientific meetings and workshops in Australia and overseas (see schedule of upcoming workshops). He is a member of professional associations and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and Board Member of the European Biofeedback Foundation. He serves on the editorial boards of two professional journals, the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease and Pelviperineology and is section editor on chronic pelvic pain for the Journal of Pelviperineology. To date he has provided therapy to an estimated four to five thousand chronic urogenital pain patients. His work as a non-medical practitioner is highly regarded nationally and internationally.

Presenter, Can Pain Mapping in Vulvodynia Provide Insights into Mechanisms & Management of Pain? 24th World Congress of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases, New York, US (July 2015).

18th World Congress of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases, Presentation. A Psychophysiological Profile of an Australian Cohort of Vulvodynia Patients. Queenstown, New Zealand, February 2006

Convener and Presenter, First National Symposium on the Clinical Management of Vulvodynia, Presentation: Psychophysiological Management of Chronic Vulvar Pain. Sydney, August 2000.

Professional References

Dr. Marek Jantos is one of the world’s pre-eminent clinicians and researchers on topics related to pelvic pain. He is a master clinician with more experience in this area than anyone that I am familiar with. His approach is professional, but warm and compassionate, and is guided by his successes with hundreds (if not thousands) of patients.
Dr. Jantos is universally respected and esteemed by his colleagues around the world. I can think of no other clinician to whom I would be more confident in making a referral.
Dr. Richard Gevirtz, Ph.D., BCIAC
Distinguished Professor
Alliant International University
San Diego, California
USA

Marek Jantos Ph.D. is one of a small and highly specialised group of experts in the treatment of “vulvodynia.” For many years now he has recognised the complexities in diagnosing and treating “sexual pain disorders” in women, many of whom had previously, and regrettably, been advised that it was purely a “psychological” problem. In the past eight years, I have worked with a number of Dr Jantos’s patients to address psychological trauma, self-esteem and relationship difficulties that often arise out of this very distressing disorder. His treatment highlights the necessity for comprehensive investigation of the biological and physiological components of sexual pain disorders.
His work with several thousand patients over past years is detailed in his PhD thesis. I consider him a pioneer in a highly specialized field of psychophysiology.
Ms Joan Langham
Clinical Psychologist

The title of Dr in the above statements refers to my academic doctoral degree (Ph.D) and is not a reference to medical qualifications.